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~ y o v Nq KEITH KANESHIRO <br /> ~9°a DIRECTOR <br /> <br /> .ENJAMIN J. CAYETANO °f~/ `>h}ya,~.r ° <br /> GOVERNOR <br /> c ~ CORA lUM <br /> ~ DEPUTY DIRECTOR <br /> P <br /> b~kf `'F JEFF VAMASHITA <br /> ~O.pyt~,n~t>0' <br /> DEPUTY DIRECTOR <br /> STATE OF HAWAII ROBERT C. VIDUYA <br /> DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY DEPUTY DIRECTOR <br /> NARCOTICS ENFORCEMENT DIVISION <br /> 771 Kapiolani Boulevard, Suite 7422 No. <br /> Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 <br /> (8081 594-07 50 <br /> TESTIMONY ON COUNCIL BILL 96 CD 1 <br /> A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OR POSSESSION OF <br /> PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN GHB <br /> By Keith Kamita, Administrator - ` RECENED Y <br /> Narcotics Enforcement Division n^~-------- By------------------ <br /> Department ofPublic Safet Date_________~7at1Y.7.____._.____-__-_.._ <br /> y County Council ~ ~ C <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> Councilmembers: <br /> I would like to thank the Hawaii County Council members for taking on the task of <br /> attempting to establish restrictions on the possession, sale, and cause for sale of <br /> Gatruna hydroxybutyrate (GHB) containing products in the City and County of <br /> Honolulu. Across the nation and here in Hawaii reports of cases of GHB or "Liquid <br /> X" abuse has caught the attention of law enforcement as well as law makers as another <br /> "date rape drug." <br /> In the late 1980's Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) was popular among the body <br /> building circles, used as asteroid-substitute. Within the human body (GHB), is a <br /> natural occurring fatty acid, although in very small amounts. GHB was found to <br /> elevate in human growth hormone secretion from as little as a three gram oral dosage. <br /> GHB was also known as a cure for insomnia due to its powerful sleep inducing <br /> properties. GHB produces feelings of relaxation and euphoria. It is this side effect <br /> that has caught on with thrill seekers and drug users. GHB has been seen in connection <br /> with "Rave parties" and has a close association with Ecstasy and LSD usage. A <br /> common way that GHB is consumed is to place the liquid into fruit drinks. After <br /> approximately fifteen minutes after ingesting GHB the user will have one of the <br /> following three reactions; No affect at all; a warm, smooth, sweet MDMA(Ecstasy)- <br /> like rush; or extreme nausea followed by vomiting, seizures and a comatose state that <br /> last as long as six hours. GHB is not dose specific. <br /> GHB has some powerful side effects, such as extreme and uncontrollable drowsiness. <br /> Overdosing results in the following conditions: nausea, vomiting, dizziness, Q <br /> Comte. Dia • O / <br /> File Igo. fFCC. <br /> i~r ~~Presenred FG <br /> ":\n Equal Opportunity Employer/Agency" <br /> IP.ef. DBte J,4N 9 r <br /> <br />